Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues

Trade Talks Episode 3: Nerves of Steel: Waiting for Trump's Trade War

09.15.2017 - By [email protected], PIIEPlay

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Soumaya Keynes (The Economist) and Chad Bown (PIIE) focus on the risks of a trade war in the wake of President Trump authorizing a Section 232 investigation into whether steel and aluminum imports are a threat to US national security. The episode describes the law under which the president acted, along with the international response, including threats of retaliation.

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